"Tjacobs" <thomas.jacobs@dva.state.wi.us> wrote in message
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> 98 Prelude 91K 16x50x205 tires
> This set of tires has 45K on them and according to the manufacturer is
> about all that can be expected from them. The rest of the tread has
> about 10K of tread life on them. Is this common on a performance
> tire? or should I be looking ar a 4 wheel alignment with the new
> tires?
> thanks tom
Are these the original Bridgestone Potenza RE92 205/50R16s? If so, then
45Kmiles is reasonable depending on driving style and road surfaces.
I just replaced them on my 99 Prelude. Got over 55K miles with just
slightly more wear on the inside edge, but pretty uniform across all four.
Would have kept them until winter, but found a nasty 1" cut through the
steel belts right at the edge of the tread and inner sidewall on one tire,
but still holding air okay. Alot of people hated those tires (just check
www.Tirerack.com for ratings and comments about bad traction, loud noise,
terrible treadwear etc.), but I thought they were better than the OEM
Michelin XGTVs and replacement Dunlop D60A2s on my old 90 Prelude.
Bought replacement Pirelli P-Zero Nero M&S from Tirerack after seeing all of
the positive reviews of this Ultra High Performance All Weather tire on
their site. With only 300 miles, no complaints. It will be interesting to
see how this treadwear rating of 400 compares to the OEM RE92 rating of 160
(can I really expect over 137Kmiles? - lol).
Be aware that U.S. Pirelli cannot explain whether this tire has the
advertised UTOG traction rating of 'AA' or just 'A'. Tirerack, NHTSA and
U.S. Pirelli claim the superior AA rating, but the sidewalls of all four
tires say A. Pirelli says this tire used to be made in the US and the new
compound did test at AA. However, production was shipped to Germany (my
tires are dated 4th week of 2004 and marked 'Germany') and U.S. Pirelli is
still trying to get an answer from the factory as to what compound and what
rating the tires really have.
J.